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"Exporting: From Bermuda to Singapore, a Humorous Journey of Global Trade" Take a trip down memory lane as we explore the fascinating world of exporting

Background imageExporting Collection: Bermuda - Humorous Greetings Postcard - Onion

Bermuda - Humorous Greetings Postcard - Onion
Blessed is the man who comes to Bermuda (The modern paradise) And is tempted to eat a sweet onion instead of a forbidden apple

Background imageExporting Collection: Volkswagens

Volkswagens
Flower power on imported Volkswagen to Sweden. Landskrona harbour 1961. Date: 1961

Background imageExporting Collection: Deck of container ship, elevated view

Deck of container ship, elevated view

Background imageExporting Collection: An Irish pig driver

An Irish pig driver
5308076 An Irish pig driver.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an Irish pig driver. The driver would travel around buying pigs, either singularly or pairs, from cottages and small farms)

Background imageExporting Collection: Exporting cows from Jersey, early 1900s

Exporting cows from Jersey, early 1900s

Background imageExporting Collection: 1979 fuel shortage

1979 fuel shortage
A Texaco petrol station runs out of petrol during a national petrol shortage brought about by a price rise by OPEC (Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries)

Background imageExporting Collection: Loading the Oranges at Cape Town, from the series Summer's Oranges from South Africa (colour litho)

Loading the Oranges at Cape Town, from the series Summer's Oranges from South Africa (colour litho)
MAN464550 Loading the Oranges at Cape Town, from the series Summer's Oranges from South Africa (colour litho) by Kortright, Guy (1877-1948); Manchester Art Gallery

Background imageExporting Collection: Empire Marketing (colour lithograph)

Empire Marketing (colour lithograph)
MAN464429 Empire Marketing (colour lithograph) by Williams, Hugh (fl.1920s); Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: commissioned by the Empire Marketing Board and printed by Dobson)

Background imageExporting Collection: Our Steel for Australia, from the series Empire Buying Makes Busy Factories (colour litho)

Our Steel for Australia, from the series Empire Buying Makes Busy Factories (colour litho)
MAN464518 Our Steel for Australia, from the series Empire Buying Makes Busy Factories (colour litho) by Newbould, Frank (1887-1951); Manchester Art Gallery

Background imageExporting Collection: Western Europe, from the series Where Our Exports Go [6321242] (colour litho)

Western Europe, from the series Where Our Exports Go [6321242] (colour litho)
MAN464497 Western Europe, from the series Where Our Exports Go [6321242] (colour litho) by Grimmond, William (1884-1952); Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: See 6320722, 452963, 452962, 464497)

Background imageExporting Collection: Untitled, from the series Service of Empire (colour litho)

Untitled, from the series Service of Empire (colour litho)
MAN464438 Untitled, from the series Service of Empire (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Manchester Art Gallery

Background imageExporting Collection: North, Central and Eastern Europe, from the series Where Our Exports Go

North, Central and Eastern Europe, from the series Where Our Exports Go, 1927 [6321242] (colour litho)
MAN452962 North, Central and Eastern Europe, from the series Where Our Exports Go, 1927 [6321242] (colour litho) by Grimmond, William (1884-1952); Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: See 6320722)

Background imageExporting Collection: Jaffa, from the series Buy Jaffa Oranges (colour litho)

Jaffa, from the series Buy Jaffa Oranges (colour litho)
MAN464427 Jaffa, from the series Buy Jaffa Oranges (colour litho) by Newbould, Frank (1887-1951); Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info)

Background imageExporting Collection: Union of South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, from the series Where Our Exports Go

Union of South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, from the series Where Our Exports Go, 1927 [6321242] (colour litho)
MAN452963 Union of South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, from the series Where Our Exports Go, 1927 [6321242] (colour litho) by Grimmond, William (1884-1952); Manchester Art Gallery

Background imageExporting Collection: Orange Trees in South Africa, from the series Summer's Oranges from South Africa (colour litho)

Orange Trees in South Africa, from the series Summer's Oranges from South Africa (colour litho)
MAN464521 Orange Trees in South Africa, from the series Summer's Oranges from South Africa (colour litho) by Kortright, Guy (1877-1948); Manchester Art Gallery

Background imageExporting Collection: Colombo, Ceylon, from the series Our Trade with the East, 1930 (colour litho)

Colombo, Ceylon, from the series Our Trade with the East, 1930 (colour litho)
MAN464426 Colombo, Ceylon, from the series Our Trade with the East, 1930 (colour litho) by Shoesmith, Kenneth (1890-1939); Manchester Art Gallery

Background imageExporting Collection: Alarming Prospect, the Single Ladies off to the Diggings (coloured engraving)

Alarming Prospect, the Single Ladies off to the Diggings (coloured engraving)
2818057 Alarming Prospect, the Single Ladies off to the Diggings (coloured engraving) by Leech, John (1817-64) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alarming Prospect)

Background imageExporting Collection: John Bulls attitude to England becoming a dumping ground for foreign surplus (colour litho)

John Bulls attitude to England becoming a dumping ground for foreign surplus (colour litho)
3093163 John Bulls attitude to England becoming a dumping ground for foreign surplus (colour litho) by Moreland, Arthur (1876-1951); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageExporting Collection: The China Tea Trade, 1790-1800 (oil on canvas)

The China Tea Trade, 1790-1800 (oil on canvas)
PEM216862 The China Tea Trade, 1790-1800 (oil on canvas) by Chinese School; Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA; ePeabody Essex Museum; Chinese, out of copyright

Background imageExporting Collection: Cultivating and processing Hornimans tea in China and shipping it to England (colour litho)

Cultivating and processing Hornimans tea in China and shipping it to England (colour litho)
6030958 Cultivating and processing Hornimans tea in China and shipping it to England (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageExporting Collection: Seascape (oil on canvas)

Seascape (oil on canvas)
BFM286664 Seascape (oil on canvas) by Vernet, Claude Joseph (1714-89); 121.5x169.5 cm; Schlossmuseum, Schloss Friedenstein, Gotha, Germany; (add.info.: Seestueck; ); Bildarchiv Foto Marburg

Background imageExporting Collection: An Extraordinary Movement on China - or - an alteration in The Willow Pattern

An Extraordinary Movement on China - or - an alteration in The Willow Pattern
2836302 An Extraordinary Movement on China - or - an alteration in The Willow Pattern at last!!, pub. 1853 (engraving) by Cruikshank

Background imageExporting Collection: The Revolution and Europe (engraving)

The Revolution and Europe (engraving)
972605 The Revolution and Europe (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Revolution and Europe)

Background imageExporting Collection: Great American Tea Company at 51 Vesey Street (colour litho)

Great American Tea Company at 51 Vesey Street (colour litho)
1079045 Great American Tea Company at 51 Vesey Street (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Background imageExporting Collection: Packaging tea (China) (chromolitho)

Packaging tea (China) (chromolitho)
961344 Packaging tea (China) (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Packaging tea (China). Trade card, circa late 19th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageExporting Collection: Tea culture: weighing and purchasing tea (gouache on paper)

Tea culture: weighing and purchasing tea (gouache on paper)
PEM219459 Tea culture: weighing and purchasing tea (gouache on paper) by Chinese School (19th century); Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA; ePeabody Essex Museum; Chinese

Background imageExporting Collection: Across the Channel (colour litho)

Across the Channel (colour litho)
2809297 Across the Channel (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Across the Channel)

Background imageExporting Collection: Weighing and purchasing tea, c. 1860 (w / c on paper)

Weighing and purchasing tea, c. 1860 (w / c on paper)
PEM216853 Weighing and purchasing tea, c.1860 (w/c on paper) by Tinqua, (fl.1860); 26.67x35.2 cm; Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA; ePeabody Essex Museum; Chinese, out of copyright

Background imageExporting Collection: Dairy produce, exporting and importing countries (colour litho)

Dairy produce, exporting and importing countries (colour litho)
3648634 Dairy produce, exporting and importing countries (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dairy produce, exporting and importing countries)

Background imageExporting Collection: Meat, exporting and importing countries (colour litho)

Meat, exporting and importing countries (colour litho)
3648603 Meat, exporting and importing countries (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Meat, exporting and importing countries)

Background imageExporting Collection: Shipping a Burmese Elephant (b / w photo)

Shipping a Burmese Elephant (b / w photo)
STC251070 Shipping a Burmese Elephant (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageExporting Collection: Boat Shed - Astove Island, Cosmoledo Group

Boat Shed - Astove Island, Cosmoledo Group
Boat Shed - Astove Island, part of the Cosmoledo Group, part of the Outer Islands of the Seychelles, lying in the southwest of the island nation, 1, 000 kilometres (620 miles) from Mahe Island

Background imageExporting Collection: Gang of Labourers - Astove Island, Cosmoledo Group

Gang of Labourers - Astove Island, Cosmoledo Group
Gang of Labourers - Astove Island, part of the Cosmoledo Group, part of the Outer Islands of the Seychelles, lying in the southwest of the island nation, 1

Background imageExporting Collection: Loading of Mangrove Bark - Menai Island, Cosmoledo Group

Loading of Mangrove Bark - Menai Island, Cosmoledo Group
Loading of Mangrove Bark - Menai Island, part of the Cosmoledo Group, part of the Outer Islands of the Seychelles, lying in the southwest of the island nation, 1

Background imageExporting Collection: Jamaican export of bananas 1901

Jamaican export of bananas 1901
Revival of trade with Jamaica, shipping bananas. As the bananas were brought on board, one of the ships hands seated beside the gangway

Background imageExporting Collection: Jamaican export of bananas 1890s

Jamaican export of bananas 1890s
Loading unripe bananas on a ship for there long journey. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageExporting Collection: GRANDFATHER CLOCKS SOLD

GRANDFATHER CLOCKS SOLD
Mr Robb, an antique dealer, exporting grandfather clocks to Holland, including one his grandfather made over 100 years before. Date: 19 February 1964

Background imageExporting Collection: An Extraordinary Movement on China - or - an alteration in The Willow Pattern at last!!, pub

An Extraordinary Movement on China - or - an alteration in The Willow Pattern at last!!, pub. 1853 (engraving)

Background imageExporting Collection: Combat No. 3, 1914. Creator: Percy Wyndham Lewis (1882-1957)

Combat No. 3, 1914. Creator: Percy Wyndham Lewis (1882-1957)
Combat No.3, 1914 (w/c on paper)

Background imageExporting Collection: Hartleys Jam Works, Aintree, Merseyside - Box-making Dept

Hartleys Jam Works, Aintree, Merseyside - Box-making Dept
Hartleys Jam Works, Aintree, Merseyside - The Box-making Department, capable of making 3000 boxes daily! The boxes being manufactured here are for exporting to America where they term the jars as

Background imageExporting Collection: Cuba becoming a market for US goods, 1903

Cuba becoming a market for US goods, 1903
Cuba addressing Uncle Sam, " I come to buy, not beg, sir, " 1903. Hand-colored woodcut of a W.A. Rogers cartoon

Background imageExporting Collection: Close up of a green wheat head with dew drops, East of Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Close up of a green wheat head with dew drops, East of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Close up of a green wheat head with dew drops; East of Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Background imageExporting Collection: Union Pacific Railways, World War II poster, LA PA WWII KEEP WAR SUPPLIES ROLLING; Studio Shot

Union Pacific Railways, World War II poster, LA PA WWII KEEP WAR SUPPLIES ROLLING; Studio Shot

Background imageExporting Collection: Inside the Surf

Inside the Surf
A bulk carrier ship passes Cape Disappointment at rhe mouth of the Columbia River; Ilwaco, Washington, United States of America

Background imageExporting Collection: Loading Bananas - Port Antonio, Jamaica

Loading Bananas - Port Antonio, Jamaica. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageExporting Collection: Fig packing - Djanik Elmassian Fig Factory, Izmir, Turkey

Fig packing - Djanik Elmassian Fig Factory, Izmir, Turkey
Fig packing at the Djanik Elmassian Fig Factory and depot at Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey. A very traditional scene in the main fig-producing region in Turkey. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageExporting Collection: Shipping Rum - British Guiana (Guyana)

Shipping Rum - British Guiana (Guyana)
Shipping Rum (and sugar cane required in the production of rum) - British Guiana (the name of the British colony on the northern coast of South America, now the independent nation of Guyana)

Background imageExporting Collection: Fish processing plant, Indonesia

Fish processing plant, Indonesia. Live grouper being processed at the Pulau Mas facility in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. These fish are destined for export to Hong Kong



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"Exporting: From Bermuda to Singapore, a Humorous Journey of Global Trade" Take a trip down memory lane as we explore the fascinating world of exporting. 🌍✈️ Starting off with a humorous twist, imagine receiving a postcard from Bermuda with an unexpected greeting that will leave you in stitches. Did you know that Volkswagens have been exported all over the world? These iconic cars have become global favorites, spreading joy and style wherever they go. Get ready for an elevated view like no other as we witness the deck of a massive container ship filled to the brim with goods ready to be shipped across oceans. Picture yourself standing at Singapore harbor, witnessing the bustling scene of shipping containers being loaded and unloaded, symbolizing the vibrant international trade hub it has become. Travel back in time to early 1900s Jersey when cows were exported from this picturesque island, playing their part in shaping agricultural practices around the globe. Remember the fuel shortage crisis of 1979? Discover how exporting played a crucial role in overcoming this challenge and ensuring essential resources reached those who needed them most. Join us on an enchanting journey through Cape Town's sunny shores as oranges are carefully loaded onto ships bound for distant lands – truly capturing summer's essence from South Africa. Empire Marketing takes center stage as colorful lithographs showcase how our steel exports fueled busy factories Down Under – strengthening ties between nations through economic cooperation. Let your imagination wander through Western Europe as we delve into where our exports go, uncovering hidden treasures and cultural exchanges that enrich both sides of these trade relationships. Step into history with captivating lithographs depicting service to empire - showcasing how exporting played its part in building bridges between nations during times of great change and progress. Finally, let's not forget North, Central, and Eastern Europe.